On Track But Continued Progress Needed on HIV Viral Suppression to Achieve Our Nation's Goal

Viral Suppression Goals

The science is clear: recent scientific advances in our understanding of the impact of HIV treatment have shown that achieving and maintaining viral suppression improves the health of those living with HIV and prevents the transmission of new infections.

Only About One-Third of Americans Use Condoms: CDC

Jill Rabin, M.D., Women's Health Programs, PCAP Services at Northwell Health, New Hyde Park, N.Y.

Condoms can help prevent pregnancy and the spread of sexually transmitted diseases (STDs), but only about a third of Americans use them, a new federal report shows.

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HIV.gov highlights BAI for powerful use of Instagram

Every month, 700 million people around the world sign in to Instagram and 80% of them follow at least one business or organization. These data make Instagram one more reason our mobile phones have become an incredibly powerful tool for reaching, informing, and motivating people with HIV messages.

Party With a Purpose: Fighting HIV Among Black Women at the 2017 Essence Festival Presented by Coca-Cola

Phill Wilson, Sheryl Lee Ralph and Benjamin Jealous at a previous Essence Festival in New Orleans

An estimated 1 in 48 Black women will be diagnosed with HIV during her lifetime. The desire to move the needle on this dire indicator drives the Black AIDS Institute's annual participation at 2017 Essence Festival Presented by Coca-Cola, taking place June 29-July 2, 2017, in New Orleans.

People Don't Fear HIV; They Fear the Stigma Behind It

Howard Winchester

One in a series of stories written by the 2017 U.S. Conference on AIDS Social Media Fellows.

You sit in the cold, hard, metal chair fidgeting with your thumbs, heart racing nonstop because you aren't sure. You recall all of the times you engaged in unsafe sexual practices over the last three to six months. You try your best to reach deep within your memory for every sexual experience you shared and with whom, and your anxiety starts to peak. The nurse calls you back into the quiet room that now feels more like a cell than a doctor's office. "Am I HIV positive?" you wonder, trying to gather cues from her facial expressions to see if you can guess your results before she tells you. But she's been trained to have a master poker face, and all you want to do is scream at the top of your lungs, "Tell me!"